A Tale of Two Trends: ITR Economics’ Brian Beaulieu looks at some trends that are both hopeful and worrisome. Check out his latest Fedwatch posting for his thoughts on these developments.

Bitcoin’s Back? The turbulent world of bitcoin and the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried caused many to think that bitcoin would never regain its earlier luster. Recently, however, Bitcoin is hitting all-time highs. If  you’d like a refresher (or if you’re late to the topic, a primer) on bitcoin,  economist Brian Wesbury in his “Three on Thursday” blog offers a one page executive summary on digital currency if you’d like to get up to speed on a tool that’s not going away.